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Recent Examples of effluence
The environment struggles with effluence from ground sources and pollution in general that pours into the Bay.
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Louise Schiavone, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
All human activity now passes through a computational pipeline—even the sanitation worker transforms effluence into data.
—TIME, 8 Feb. 2024
In these homes, effluence from toilets and showers flows through drains into a pit in a yard instead of into a sewer line and to a central wastewater treatment plant.
—Audrey McAvoy, ajc, 6 Apr. 2023
To question the sincerity of the president’s rhetoric—and that of his party—is not to dismiss the challenge posed by the various noisome currents of antidemocratic sentiment and behavior running through our politics like the effluence of overflowing sewers.
—Gerard Baker, WSJ, 7 Nov. 2022
Water runoff and control, water quality and effluence, education, water reuse and water conservation, also continue to be priorities in the village’s water management plan.
—Brian L. Cox, chicagotribune.com, 23 Feb. 2021
So many words, words upon words, the effluence of the dialogue being the show’s draw, as well as one of its drawbacks.
—Hank Stuever, Washington Post, 15 Oct. 2020
Among the problems caused by the island's long-running tourism boom is unregulated development and pipes carrying raw effluence directly into the sea.
—Euan McKirdy, CNN, 4 Apr. 2018
Angel and his team hit the main control rooms: flat-screen computers monitoring effluence, water quality, chemical inputs, pump efficiency—
—Paolo Bacigalupi, Wired News, 27 May 2015
Louise Schiavone, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
All human activity now passes through a computational pipeline—even the sanitation worker transforms effluence into data.
—TIME, 8 Feb. 2024
In these homes, effluence from toilets and showers flows through drains into a pit in a yard instead of into a sewer line and to a central wastewater treatment plant.
—Audrey McAvoy, ajc, 6 Apr. 2023
To question the sincerity of the president’s rhetoric—and that of his party—is not to dismiss the challenge posed by the various noisome currents of antidemocratic sentiment and behavior running through our politics like the effluence of overflowing sewers.
—Gerard Baker, WSJ, 7 Nov. 2022
Water runoff and control, water quality and effluence, education, water reuse and water conservation, also continue to be priorities in the village’s water management plan.
—Brian L. Cox, chicagotribune.com, 23 Feb. 2021
So many words, words upon words, the effluence of the dialogue being the show’s draw, as well as one of its drawbacks.
—Hank Stuever, Washington Post, 15 Oct. 2020
Among the problems caused by the island's long-running tourism boom is unregulated development and pipes carrying raw effluence directly into the sea.
—Euan McKirdy, CNN, 4 Apr. 2018
Angel and his team hit the main control rooms: flat-screen computers monitoring effluence, water quality, chemical inputs, pump efficiency—
—Paolo Bacigalupi, Wired News, 27 May 2015
Recent Examples of Synonyms for effluence
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Publishing their findings in the journal Atmospheric Environment, the researchers call for targeted measures to mitigate health risks associated with PM2.5 emissions from woodburning.Jamie Hailstone, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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The team ran 90 experiments (24 by pan-frying, 20 by stir-frying, 16 by deep-frying, 16 by boiling, and 14 by air-frying), covering the pan or pot immediately after cooking to avoid any further air emissions.Sarah Garone, Health, 13 Dec. 2024
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Both shield and shell are created in order to protect the tender flesh within, but a shield is the result of a huge amount of human labor, mining and refining and beating of the hot metal, and a shell is a natural emanation of the beast that builds it.Lauren Groff, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2024
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Lacking this, other than emanations and penumbras, how exactly are bond prices supposed to measure NRSRO ratings in basis points?Barnet Sherman, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
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Indian rupee fell to record lows against the U.S. dollar earlier this week, LSEG data showed, and any monetary easing measures would likely put further pressure on the currency and likely trigger capital outflows.Anniek Bao, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2024
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Signet reported a net cash outflow from operating activities of $189.8 million for the year to date, compared to an outflow of $205.3 million in the prior year.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 5 Dec. 2024
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Some studies on rats and pigs show that curcumin can help with vasodilation, increasing blood flow and decreasing blood pressure.Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 14 Dec. 2024
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Portal Hypertension Treatment Scarring due to primary biliary cholangitis can affect blood flow, leading to hypertension (high blood pressure) in the portal vein.Mark Gurarie, Health, 13 Dec. 2024
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His killing kindled a fiery outpouring of resentment toward U.S. health insurance companies, as Americans swapped stories online and elsewhere of being denied coverage, left in limbo as doctors and insurers disagreed, and stuck with sizable bills.Jake Offenhartz and Jennifer Peltz, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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The outpouring of vitriol against health insurers renewed the debate about the U.S. health-care system and sent me in search of my E.R. bill.John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
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The layoffs and discharges rate (layoffs as a percentage of total employment) was just 1% in October, hovering near an all-time low, JOLTS data showed.Alicia Wallace, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
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Since 2022, the Education Department has announced group discharges for more than 1.2 million victims who attended predatory schools.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Effluence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/effluence. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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